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Stalin: The Man of Steel
Aude Perrineau
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Contents
Title
Stalin
Key information
Introduction
Biography
From the Church to Marxism
From the underground movement to supreme power
A chaotic personal life
Thirty years of dictatorship
Context
The Russian Empire in crisis
The development of socialist ideas in Russia
From the Russian Empire to the USSR
The utopia of a global revolution and the construction of socialism
The Second World War
Highlights
From Lenin to Stalin: seizing power
The establishment of a dictatorship
Rapid industrialisation
The forced collectivisation of the countryside
Governing through terror
Stalin against Hitler: the ‘Great Patriotic War’
A divide between two worlds
Impact
A society suffering from shortages
An appalling death toll
De-Stalinisation and continuity
Communism after Stalin
Stalin and modern-day Russia
Summary
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Aude Perrineau
Stalin: The Man of Steel